Watch how a SpaceX Starship and its Super Heavy booster launches in slow motion and the flight in real-time. Also the Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly in slow motion.
Footage courtesy SpaceX | mash mix by Space.com's Steve Spaleta
02:03What a sight when the grand cameras at starbase.
02:06We're flying at twice the thrust of the Saturn V heading to space.
02:10We're throttled down and throttled back up.
02:24Going through the period of maximum aerodynamic pressure.
02:34As the velocity increases, the density of the atmosphere is decreasing.
02:38Lessening stress on the vehicle.
02:40The call-out, Max Q now.
02:50Continuing to watch the first stage as we head downrange.
03:00100 seconds into flight.
03:02Our next major activity is going to be set down of the first stage.
03:10Houston Tracking Station now acquiring the vehicle.
03:14With set down, we will get separation of Starship and Super Heavy and ignition of the Starship engines.
03:20When Starship separates, we light up six engines in the staggered sequence.
03:25If all goes well, those six engines will burn for almost six and a half minutes.
03:30On-board view from Starship.
03:32And there's views of the Raptor engines on the second stage as we prepare for stage separation.
03:41Now after stage separation, the first stage will flip and begin a boost back maneuver for landing in the Gulf.
03:47Continuing to fly.
04:00Two minutes, 40 seconds.
04:01Let's get ready for main engine cutoff.
04:04Beginning to flip for stage separation.
04:10Beginning to flip for stage separation.
04:14On-board view.
04:40.
04:42As of right now, we are awaiting stage separation, where Starship should separate from the super-heavy booster.
04:55Yeah, Kate, right now it looks like we saw the start of the flip, but obviously we're seeing from the ground cameras the entire Starship stack continuing to rotate.
05:04We should have had separation by now.
05:06Obviously, this does not appear to be a nominal situation.
05:10Yeah, it does appear to be spinning, but I do want to remind everyone that everything after clearing the tower was icing on the cake.
05:35And now, as you saw, as you promised, we all� let us start this shift тобой from now, we really trust, man.
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